Adele sings ‘Lean on Me’ with Grenfell families

One year on from the Grenfell fire, moments of silence have been held across the UK to remember the 72 people who tragically lost their lives in the West London disaster.

Survivors and bereaved family members congregated earlier today at a memorial event near the site of Grenfell tower. A choir performed ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ and ‘Lean On Me’ at today’s commemoration, and Tottenham-born artist Adele attended the event, standing with Grenfell families to sing and pay tribute. Stormzy also attended the memorial.

Adele sings along to 'Lean on Me' as she stands with the Grenfell families on the first anniversary of the fire.

A year on from the Grenfell fire, fewer than half of the 256 people made homeless by the disaster have been moved into permanent homes. According to The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 42 households are currently living in hotels a 12 months later.

The grime MC later shared a petition on Twitter, urgeing May to take action in the Grenfell Tower inquiry. “Bereaved families & survivors call on PM to exercise her powers under the Inquiries Act 2005 to appoint additional panel members with decision making power to sit alongside Chair in Grenfell Tower Inquiry: to ensure those affected have confidence in & are willing to fully participate in the Inquiry,” reads the petition‘s summary.

Theresa May originally promised that families displaced by the Grenfell fire would be rehomed within three weeks of the June 14 tragedy. She also apologised for not meeting survivors and local residents on her first visit to the Grenfell tower site. At the time she cited ‘security concerns’ as the reason.

Meanwhile, The Queen – who today wore green in memory of those lost at Grenfell – met with residents in the days following the tragedy.